Children, Youth and Their Families' Oversight and Advisory Committee meeting

One person speaks at a time
This helps people who are deaf and hard of hearing to keep track of who is speaking, people who are blind and low vision who can’t see non-verbal cues, and people attending remotely.

Speakers should state their name each time they speak
This helps communication providers, people who are blind or who have low vision, note takers or meeting recordings, and other attendees know who is speaking at all times.

Presenters should describe images and graphics on any slides
This benefits people who are blind or have low vision, as well as people attending remotely.

Call from a quiet location
If joining remotely and providing public comment, ensure you are in a quiet location where there is no background noise.

Follow these instructions to use our hybrid meeting platform (Zoom) for remote public comment.

Note that public comment will be heard in the following order:

1. Members of the public attending in-person
2. Members of the public attending remotely

All members of the public will have the standard 2 minutes to speak.

Join on your computer

1. Click the Zoom Meeting Link provided in the meeting agenda.
2. Enter the Webinar ID and Meeting Passcode.
3. To speak, click “Raise Hand” and wait for the Zoom Administrator to unmute you and notify you that it is your turn to speak.
4. You will have 2 minutes to complete your comment. You may choose to state your name and affiliation for the record.
5. The Zoom Administrator will notify you when your 2 minutes are up. You will be muted and moved out of the speaker queue and back to listening as an attendee.

To join on your phone:

1. Dial the phone number provided to you in the meeting agenda. When prompted, enter the Webinar ID and the Meeting Passcode.
2. When Public Comment has been announced, press *9 on your phone to raise your hand and wait to be introduced by the Zoom Administrator.
3. You will have 2 minutes to provide your comments. You may choose to state your name and affiliation for the record.
4. The Zoom Administrator will notify you when your 2 minutes are up. You will be moved out of the speaker queue and back to listening as an attendee (unless you disconnect).

The hearing room is wheelchair accessible.

In order to assist the City’s efforts to accommodate persons with severe allergies, environmental illnesses, multiple chemical sensitivity or related disabilities, attendees at public meetings are reminded that other attendees may be sensitive to various chemical-based products.

Please help the City to accommodate these individuals.

Reasonable accommodation requests are available for individuals with disabilities. Materials in alternative formats, ASL interpreters, real-time captioning and other accommodations can be made available upon request.

Please make your request for alternative format or other accommodations to Emily Davis at 415-987-5959 or Emily.Davis@dcyf.org at least 48 hours notice prior to the meeting will help to ensure availability. Late requests will be honored if possible. 

Per the Language Access Ordinance (Chapter 91 of the San Francisco Administrative Code), Chinese, Spanish and or Filipino (Tagalog) interpreters will be available upon request.

Meeting Minutes may be translated, if requested, after they have been adopted by the Commission.

Assistance in additional languages may be honored whenever possible.

To request assistance with these services please contact Emily Davis at 415-987-5959 or Emily.Davis@dcyf.org at least 48 hours in advance of the meeting.

Late requests will be honored if possible.

Government’s duty is to serve the public, reaching its decisions in full view of the public. Commissions, boards, councils, and other agencies of the City and County exist to conduct the people’s business. This ordinance assures that deliberations are conducted before the people and that City operations are open to the people’s review.

For information on your rights under the Sunshine Ordinance (Chapters 67 of the San Francisco Administrative Code) or to report a violation of the ordinance, please contact:

Sunshine Ordinance Task Force Administrator
City Hall – Room 244 1 Dr. Carlton B. Goodlett Place
San Francisco, CA 94102-4683

Office: 415-554-7724 
Fax: 415-554-7854
E-mail: SOTF@sfgov.org

Copies of the Sunshine Ordinance can be obtained from the Clerk of the Sunshine Task Force, the San Francisco Public Library and on the City’s website at www.sfgov.org.

Copies of explanatory documents are available to the public online at http://www.sfbos.org/sunshine or, upon request to the Commission Secretary, at the above address or phone number.

Individuals and entities that influence or attempt to influence local legislative or administrative action may be required by the San Francisco Lobbyist Ordinance [SF Campaign & Governmental Conduct Code 2.100] to register and report lobbying activity.

For more information about the Lobbyist Ordinance, please contact:
San Francisco Ethics Commission
25 Van Ness Avenue, Suite 220
San Francisco, CA 94102

Phone: 415-252-3100
Fax: 415-252-3112

The ringing of and use of cell phones, pagers and similar sound-producing electronic devices are prohibited at Children, Youth and Their Families' Oversight and Advisory Committee meetings.

The Chair may order the removal from the meeting room of any person(s) responsible for the ringing or use of a cell phone, pager, or other similar sound-producing electronic devices.